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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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